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    Pair of ethnic ‘Red Shan’ men shot dead in Hpakant
    January 19, 2017in Crime, Kachin, Lead Story, News4by NANG MYA NADI / DVB
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    Pair of ethnic ‘Red Shan’ men shot dead in Hpakant

    An ethnic Tai-Leng, or “Red Shan,” schoolteacher was reportedly shot dead by unknown assailants on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after the murder of a fellow Red Shan man in…

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    Army mouthpiece blames Hpakant fire on KIA
    November 4, 2016in Conflict, Kachin, Lead Story, Natural resources, News242by DVB
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    Army mouthpiece blames Hpakant fire on KIA

    Members of the Kachin Independence Army started a fire that destroyed a warehouse in Hpakant Township on Wednesday, according to Myawady News.

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    Hpakant fire destroys mining company warehouse
    November 3, 2016in Kachin, Lead Story, News92by DVB
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    Hpakant fire destroys mining company warehouse

    No casualties were reported in a fire that did extensive damage to property owned by a mining company in Hpakant Township on Wednesday.

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    Cop who pulled gun at meeting apologises
    September 8, 2016in Kachin, Lead Story, News140by NANG MYA NADI / DVB
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    Cop who pulled gun at meeting apologises

    Soe Zaw Zaw, vice-commander of the Combat Police Battalion based in Hpakant, has apologised for brandishing his gun at a meeting with members of the public.

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    Jade sales drop amid ongoing conflict
    July 7, 2016in Archives, Conflict, Lead Story, Natural resources, News39by AUNG HLA TUN / REUTERS
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    Jade sales drop amid ongoing conflict

    Proceeds from Burma’s annual sale of jade, gems and pearls totalled US$592.12 million, down nearly 10 percent from 2015, government data showed.

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    Dreams of riches and risk of death -- a jade miner’s life
    May 26, 2016in Kachin, Lead Story, Natural resources, News129by HTET KHAUNG LINN / MYANMAR NOW
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    Dreams of riches and risk of death -- a jade miner’s life

    Maung Aye left his poor village for Hpakant, where he risks his life each day to find the one jade stone that will lift him out of poverty.

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